Horseshoe.



PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907. J. P. HOPPBSGH.

HORSESHOE. APBLIUATION FILED JUNE 22.1906.

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l JOHN P. HOPPESCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

Application filed June 22,1906. Serial No. 322.823.

To (LU whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN P. HoPrEsoH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Horseshoes and I do hereby declare thatthe Jfollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in horseshoes, and moreparticularly to that class of horseshoes adaptedto afford a resilienttread.

Heretofore though rubber pads have been I lations of snow compactedinside of the shoe.

This is a serious fault with most shoes and proves very dangerous.Furthermore, the usual types of shoe, either plain shoes or barshoes, donot sufficiently protect the frog of the foot, which is likely to beinjured by stones wedging into the shoe or by nails which penetrate thefrog, disabling the horse. K

The obj-ect of this invention is to provide a resilient shoe adapted forsatisfactory use on asphalt and all other streets and so constructed asto enable worn-out portions of the shoe to be discarded, whilepermitting those less worn to be retained for future use.

It is a further object of the invention to afford a resilient andpracticallyimpervious shield covering the frog to protect the same frominjury and filling the shoe and adapted to prevent anaccumulation ofsnow within the shoe.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and morefully pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of a shoe embodying myinvention. Fig.- 2i s a bottom plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is acentral longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 4 is a section taken online 4 I of Fig. 2.

As shown in said drawings, A indicates a horseshoe of steel or/othersuitable metal or material, provided with a toe-calk a2 of any suitablekind and the ends or heels of which are relatively short and arerecessed on the under side to receive the heel-plate. This is stamped orformed in any suitable manner from a suitable plate to a shape tocomplete the external contour of the shoe, extending the same backsufficiently to support the heel, said bar or plates comprisingrelatively flat wings B, which lit to the end of the shoe A, as shown inFigs. 2 and 4L, and on the inner side incline rearwardly to the mainbody of the plat-e, which is stamped to afford a transverse externalupturned Harige Zi and an oppositely-disposed internal upturned flangeb2, providing between the same a chamber or seat to receive the rubberor other resilient bar or pad C. This may be secured in place byriveting to the heel-plate, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or by means ofpins or wires c, which extend therethrough and engage in the flanges band b2 of said plate, or both the rivets and pins or wires may beemployed, if preferred. Said heel-plate is secured in place by means ofscrew-bolts a3, which extend through longitudinally-slotted holes (L inthe ends o i" the heel-plate and are threaded into the shoe.

The upper ends of the screws are riveted down on the shoe, and the headsa4 are shaped to afford supplemental heel-calks, as shown in Figs. 2 and3, which are of less height than the thickness of the rubber bar or pad.

A resilient pad is engaged within the shoe and positioned to protect thefrog. This, as shown, consists of a thick layer D of leather, rawhide,or other suitable resilient but practically impervious material, onwhich, as

shown, is laid a pad d of resilient material,

such as rubber, preferably vulcanized on a base fabric d2 of canvas orother material, to prevent deforming by stretching. On the upper side ofsaid layer D is secured a -V- shaped plate d3 of steel or other suitableniaterial and which is engaged to the pad by means of rivets d4, whichextend therethrough and through all layers of the pad. Said plate d3 atits apex projects forwardly to engage Within and upon the toe of theshoe, and at the rear or heel end of the pad the leather layer D and theends of said plate extend upon the lateral wings B of the heelplate,thus affording a positive support both at the front and rear end of thepad when the shoe is nailed to the hoof and filling the shoe, whileprotecting the frog.

The operation is as follows: The shoe may be of any suitable form andthe heel-plate when secured in place with the rubber bar therein affordsa transverse cushion which reduces the jar or concussion of the -horsesfeet when on the pavement or hard road and at the same time preventsslipping. The

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heel-calks a4 (the heads of the bolts a3) remain of considerably lessheight than the cushion, thus insuring a non-slipping contact with thepavement or road.

The shoe may of course be used without the protecting resilient padbelow the frog.

` Vhere so used, however, the plate d? projects forward over the shoesufficiently to rest on the toe of the shoe and on the heel-plate. Thepad can thus never be displaced except by removal of the shoe or theheel-plate and owing to its construction not only protects the frog frominjury but prevents stones wedging in the shoe and also the accumulationof snow from balling in the shoe.

Obviously details of construction may be varied without departing fromthe principles of my invention.

I claim as my invention- 1. A. horseshoe provided at the heel with atransverse bar removably engaged thereto, a resilient pad engaged tosaid bar and of approximatelythe same length, and removable meansengaging the bar to the shoe.

2. A horseshoe embracing .a short rigid steel shoe, a transverse barbolted to the heels and affording in its lower face a recess, a cushionbar or pad rigidlysecured in said recess and equal in length to said barand bolts securing said bar in place on the shoe, the heads of saidbolts affording callrs.

3. A device of the class described einbracing a relatively shorthorseshoe, a transverse steel plate boltedthereto and projectingrearwardly therefrom and affording a channel on the under side thereof,a rubber pad or bar engaged in said channel and wires extendingtransversely through said pad and engaging the sides of the channel.

4. In a device of the class described a steel plate affording a bottomchannel adapted to be engaged to or detached from the shoe, acushion-bar engaged therein and wires eX- tending transversely throughthe cushionbar and engaging at each side ofthe channel.

5. In a bar-horseshoe a protecting-pad engaged within the shoe to coverthe frog, and embracing an inner resilient layer of leather, an outerresilient layer of rubber, a layer of canvas between said resilientlayers, a V- shaped metal plate riveted on the inner side of the padwith its apex projecting forwardly pad securely engaged to said plateand eX- tending the entire length thereof, and means engaging the plateand shoe together affording calks for the back of the shoe.

7. In a device of the class described the combination with a shoe ofametallic plate therefor having a channel or recess therein,inwardly-projecting wings on said plate, a resilient pad riveted to theplate, a resilient pad closely tting the center of said shoe adapted atthe rear thereof to rest on said wings and a metal plate securelyengaged to the pad adapted to support the same on the toe of the shoe.

8. In a device of the class described the combination with a shoeprovided'with a toecalk of a heel-plate adapted to be removably engagedto the shoe and flanged to afford a channel or seat, a resilient padfitted in said channel, a resilient pad conforming -with the innercontour of the shoe and resting at its rear on said wings and a plateengaged to said I pad adapted to support the front end thereof.

9. In a device of the class described the combination with a shoe of ametallic heelplate engaged thereto, a resilient pad riveted and wired tosaid plate, a protective pad fitted in said shoe and resting on saidplate and shoe, said pad comprising a layer of leather, canvas and anouter layer of rubber, a metallic plate engaged to the leather layer andrivets fastening said layers and plates together.

10. In a device of the class described the combination with a shoehaving recessed ends, of a plate havin@V inwardly-projecting wingsv orfianges integraItherewith adapted to fit the recessed ends of said shoe,said plate flanged at the sides and back, a resilient pad engagedtherein, bolts engaging the plate and shoe together affording calks forthe back of the shoe and a resilient pad for the center of said shoeadaptedl at its rear to rest on said wings and a plate engaged to andprojecting from the apex of said pad adapted to support the front endthereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

v JOHN P. I-IOPPESCH. lVitnesses K. E. HANNAH, WV. WV. WITHENBURY.

